Friday, June 9, 2017

We Love Lucy

It's June already. We have immensely enjoyed the number of birds who are bringing their young to our feeders. It's such fun watching the parents feeding the greedy little ones. And even more fun when the parents stop the feeding and the young ones must find their own way to the feeders. Often they make several awkward attempts before they are finally successful. Soon enough most of the birds will have another brood and we can watch the whole process again.

Lucy is enjoying our weather. It's cooler than normal with sunny mornings and rain most afternoons. We are fortunate to have several areas where she can run safely off leash. Like the rest of our household, Lucy refuses to acknowledge that she is getting old. She runs like a puppy but then relaxes the rest of the day.

We have a wide swath of grass between the road and the woods. Wide enough for a short jog.

Her face shows that she is not pleased with a recall.

We interrupt her fun periodically for no reason.

I'll do it but I don't like it.

We frequently hop in the car and take a short drive to a park or other grassy areas. One of our favorites is the top of an earthen dam on one of our lakes. Although she gets good exercise on trails, she really loves open areas where she can run full speed ahead.

Heading back to the car.

It has been quite an interesting week, hasn't it? It seems that we are supposed to overlook all the failings of our President. According to the Speaker of the House we should take into account that the President "is new at this" and does not understand the protocols of the relationship between the Department of Justice, the FBI, and the White House. Well, excuse me Mr. Ryan, most of us learned this relationship in grade school. It's part of that "separation of powers" thing.

Several quotes once again:"Men acquire a particular quality by constantly acting in a particular way."
Aristotle

"To know what is right and not to do it is the worst cowardice."
Confucius

We do not want our president nor our surgeon to require on the job training when serving us. We'd like to think they mostly know what they are doing or are at least properly supervised. Laughing out loud at that last quote. Loved the happy, tongue out look as she was trucking down the path.

OMG ("I think I am almost too honest to be a politician." Donald J. Trump)

I have literally gotten to the point where nothing he says or does surprises me ... bewilders me, Yes, but no surprises. Remember when he said he could shoot someone and still retain his followers ???? He evidently knows them better than we do !

Lucy is loving her summer romps in nature; good for her! She's young at heart. We've had daily rains that are lasting about at least 10 hours a day.....I hate to complain, but I accidentally do on occasion. Have a great weekend.

So much beauty; so much sadness. Sigh. But thank you for the beauty that is Lucy (and your heart), and thank you for reminding us that we must keep working. If the ship of state sinks, at least we can go down bailing water.

About Me - Carolyn

My husband and I have retired in the North Carolina mountains after many years living and working in Milwaukee. We share our home and mountain trails with our Golden Retrievers Lucy and the wonderful memories of our sweet Ellie. We have two children; a daughter who lives in Milwaukee, and a son and daughter-in-law who live in Indianapolis. We are very proud grandparents to a perfect baby girl born in May, 2017